Kim Krejus

Kim Krejus is an Australian stage, film, and television actress and acting coach. She is best known for her role in the 1978 film Mouth to Mouth, when she was just 19. She is the founder and artistic director of 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne, Australia.

Early life and education Kim Krejus grew up in a Catholic household with an abusive alcoholic stepfather. (where Colin Firth was a fellow student). written and directed by John Duigan.

She also featured on the small screen, including in the lead role in TV miniseries Joe Wilson.

She has appeared on stage in productions such as The Heidi Chronicles at the Cremorne Theatre in South Brisbane and the Northside Theatre Company's production of A Small Family Business. She has also featured in Broadway productions in the United States, and in theatre across the UK.

In 2012, actress Zoe Naylor, who had graduated from drama school ten years earlier, attended a four-day workshop at 16th Street by visiting American acting coach and former stand-up comic Ivana Chubbuck (who had coached Charlize Theron and Halle Berry), and praised the mentors at the school.

Personal life Krejus turned to Buddhism to helped her deal with losing her sister to cancer when she was in her fifties.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1978 Mouth to Mouth Carrie Feature film 1988 Alterations Eleanor TV movie 1988 Barracuda Bonnie TV movie 1991 Academy Doctor #2 TV movie 1993 The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? Mrs Chapman TV movie 1993 Official Denial Dr Clark TV movie 2008 Push Up Pam (Mother) Short film

Television Year Title Role Type 1977 Bluey Mary Fellows TV series, 1 episode 1978 The Young Doctors Sally Brown TV series, 3 episodes 1978–79 Cop Shop Sharon Hamilton / Lenice Moses / Shirley Morton TV series, 5 episodes 1983 Patrol Boat Judy TV series, 1 episode 1983 Kings Donna King TV series, 3 episodes 1986 Alice to Nowhere Eve Scott Miniseries, 2 episodes 1988 The Alien Years Martha Miniseries 1988 Joe Wilson Mary Brand Miniseries, 3 episodes 1989 The Flying Doctors Sandra Garvey TV series, 1 episode 1990 A Country Practice Kerrie McLeod TV series, 2 episodes 1991 Police Rescue Bernadette Kelly TV series, 1 episode 1996–98 Flipper Doctor TV series, 3 episodes 1997 The Wayne Manifesto Aunt Irene TV series, 2 episodes 1999 Blue Heelers Sonia Brookner TV series, 2 episodes 2001 The Saddle Club Mrs. Chambers TV series, season 1, episode 7: "School Horse" 2001 Stingers Rhonda Ellington TV series, 1 episode 1996–97 City Homicide Dr Margaret Manson TV series, 2 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Venue / Co. 1973 Man Alive! Sales Girl Loreto Convent, Toorak 1982 The Boy Friend Churchill Theatre, Bromley 1982 Variations Alice Belvoir Street Theatre with Nimrod Theatre Company 1983 Three Sisters Irina Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC 1983 The Winter’s Tale Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC 1988 A Small Family Business Northside Theatre Company 1992 The Heidi Chronicles Susan Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre 1992 Hotel Sorrento Pippa Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre 1995 She of the Electrolux (Or a Vacuum in a Room of One's Own) La Boite Theatre, Brisbane 1995 The Last Yankee Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre 1996 Sex Diary of an Infidel Jean La Boite Theatre, Brisbane

Awards and nominations Year Title Awards Category Result 1978 Mouth to Mouth AACTA Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role